We use the national average wage indexing series to index the earnings
of individuals for benefit computation
purposes. We also use the series to
index several amounts that are
important to the operation of Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors,
and Disability program.
See the wage data that were used to develop
values in this series for years after 1984.
|
Year |
AWI |
Annual increase |
1951 |
2,799.16 |
— |
1952 |
2,973.32 |
6.22% |
1953 |
3,139.44 |
5.59% |
1954 |
3,155.64 |
0.52% |
1955 |
3,301.44 |
4.62% |
1956 |
3,532.36 |
6.99% |
1957 |
3,641.72 |
3.10% |
1958 |
3,673.80 |
0.88% |
1959 |
3,855.80 |
4.95% |
1960 |
4,007.12 |
3.92% |
1961 |
4,086.76 |
1.99% |
1962 |
4,291.40 |
5.01% |
1963 |
4,396.64 |
2.45% |
1964 |
4,576.32 |
4.09% |
1965 |
4,658.72 |
1.80% |
1966 |
4,938.36 |
6.00% |
1967 |
5,213.44 |
5.57% |
1968 |
5,571.76 |
6.87% |
1969 |
5,893.76 |
5.78% |
1970 |
6,186.24 |
4.96% |
1971 |
6,497.08 |
5.02% |
1972 |
7,133.80 |
9.80% |
1973 |
7,580.16 |
6.26% |
1974 |
8,030.76 |
5.94% |
1975 |
8,630.92 |
7.47% |
1976 |
9,226.48 |
6.90% |
1977 |
9,779.44 |
5.99% |
1978 |
10,556.03 |
7.94% |
1979 |
11,479.46 |
8.75% |
1980 |
12,513.46 |
9.01% |
1981 |
13,773.10 |
10.07% |
1982 |
14,531.34 |
5.51% |
1983 |
15,239.24 |
4.87% |
1984 |
16,135.07 |
5.88% |
1985 |
16,822.51 |
4.26% |
1986 |
17,321.82 |
2.97% |
1987 |
18,426.51 |
6.38% |
1988 |
19,334.04 |
4.93% |
1989 |
20,099.55 |
3.96% |
1990 |
21,027.98 |
4.62% |
1991 |
21,811.60 |
3.73% |
1992 |
22,935.42 |
5.15% |
1993 |
23,132.67 |
0.86% |
1994 |
23,753.53 |
2.68% |
1995 |
24,705.66 |
4.01% |
1996 |
25,913.90 |
4.89% |
1997 |
27,426.00 |
5.84% |
1998 |
28,861.44 |
5.23% |
1999 |
30,469.84 |
5.57% |
2000 |
32,154.82 |
5.53% |
2001 |
32,921.92 |
2.39% |
2002 |
33,252.09 |
1.00% |
2003 |
34,064.95 |
2.44% |
2004 |
35,648.55 |
4.65% |
2005 |
36,952.94 |
3.66% |
2006 |
38,651.41 |
4.60% |
2007 |
40,405.48 |
4.54% |
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